Source: Alexander Burns / Politico The newly minted Republican nominee for lieutenant governor of Virginia once compared Planned Parenthood to the Ku Klux Klan and bemoaned black voters’ “slavish devotion” to the Democratic Party — past statements that are likely to inflame the culture-war politics of the state’s 2013 elections. E.W. Jackson, a black minister [...]
Republicans are looking to spend $11 million in an attempt to reach African-American voters, but are they wiling to address the issues in the Black community? This week’s Washington Watch roundtable features political analyst and Georgetown University professor, Dr. Chris Metzler; Angela Rye, co-founder and principal at IMPACT Strategies; Charles Lollar, Maryland State Director of [...]
Source: AP / theGrio WASHINGTON — Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said Wednesday during a speech at Howard University that Republicans face long odds in connecting with black voters and are often cast as unsympathetic to the needs of blacks and minorities — something he says the party needs to change. He argued that many Democrats had [...]
The Republican Party plans to launch a $10 million initiative this year designed to reach out to minorities in order to make the party more diverse. This weeks Washington Watch roundtable features Avis Jones-Deweever, president and CEO of Incite Unlimited; Elroy Sailor, co-founder and CEO of the J.C. Watts Companies; Angela Rye, principal at IMPACT [...]
by Roland S. Martin Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com If you listen to the groupthink echo-chamber know-it-alls in Washington, the Republican Party has been decimated, destroyed, discombobulated and utterly distressed to the point of putting a “going out of business” sign out front and closing up shop for good. Reality says that’s ridiculous. On the national level, the [...]
Source: Eliana Johnson / National Review President Obama for the first time appears to be making a full-fledged effort to extend an olive branch to congressional Republicans, dining with a group of GOP senators last week and penciling in a lunch date with House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan. His advisers are not pleased by the move, according [...]
Source: David Espo / AP / The Huffington Post WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled House approved legislation Wednesday to prevent a government shutdown on March 27 and blunt the impact of newly imposed spending cuts on the Defense Department. The 267-151 vote sent the measure to the Senate, where Democrats hope to give additional Cabinet agencies [...]
Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss Republicans doubling down on outrageous policies, sequestration, budget cuts, and how these budget cuts will impact everyday Americans. This week’s roundtable features Wilmer Leon, host of “The Issues with Wilmer Leon” on Sirius XM Radio; : Jamila Bey, host of “The Sex, Politics and Religion Hour;” Armstrong [...]
Source: CNN The Senate failed to garner enough votes Thursday to stop a filibuster against Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel. Fifty-eight voted to move forward with the nomination, while 40 voted to hold it up. One senator, Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch, announced present, and Republican Sen. David Vitter missed the vote. Democrats needed 60 votes [...]
The President says he’s willing let the country go over the fiscal cliff, but the Republican Party seems ready to go over the electoral cliff if they don’t broaden their appeal beyond the Tea Party, the boardroom and the country club. It’s a lot better for us to have both parties fighting for our votes. [...]
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